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25 all the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media; 26 and all the kings of the north, near and far, one after the other. I made all the kingdoms on earth drink from the cup of the Lord’s anger. But the king of Babylon will drink from this cup after all the others.

27 “Then say this to them: ‘This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink this cup of my anger. Get drunk from it and vomit. Fall down and don’t get up. Don’t get up because I am sending a war to kill you!’

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25 all the kings of Zimri,(A) Elam(B) and Media;(C) 26 and all the kings of the north,(D) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(E) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[a](F) will drink it too.

27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(G) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(H) I will send among you.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.